Anectdotally, I had a headache, and the woman I was seeing in the UK said get the paracetamol unless it was killer, then get the Nurofen (ibuprofen) if I needed

Anectdotally, I had a headache, and the woman I was seeing in the UK said get the paracetamol unless it was killer, then get the Nurofen (ibuprofen) if I needed the heavy-duty medicine.